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Alcatraz Prison Building to Undergo Multimillion-Dollar Renovation

The work, which involves renovating the hospital wing and exterior walls, will begin this month and is expected to be finished in 2027.
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Alcatraz Prison Building to Undergo Multimillion-Dollar Renovation
Alcatraz Island in the heart of San Francisco Bay on April 7, 2011. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Summer Lane
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The main prison building on Alcatraz Island offshore from San Francisco will undergo a major overhaul thanks to $63 million in federal funding.

The building’s hospital wing and exterior walls will be renovated, which is expected to be completed by 2027.

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